I suppose it’s inevitable that the end of the Synod on the Family brings a “who won?” moment, at least for reporters. The better question is probably “what really happened?” However one assesses the o
Pope Francis closed the Synod on the Family with a ringing call for the church to practice mercy toward struggling and broken families, and to avoid using church doctrine as “stones to be hurled at ot
The Synod of Bishops on the Family has highlighted what I call the “paradox of collegiality” for Pope Francis. The pope clearly wants to share his governing authority with bishops, giving them a bigge